Re: [Harp-L] Cadillac Records Review - and playing thru the vocal



Agreed, I want it clear I think Walter and most of Muddy's bands knew
how to play all thru the song as an ensemble and there are modern
masters who can do it as well.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On 12/5/08, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Little Walter accompanying Muddy Waters was one of the exceptional people who could definitely play through the vocal and make it work. On some of those early recordings, you hear Muddy's voice, Muddy's slide guitar lines, and Walter's harmonica all weaving around each other perfectly without ever stepping one another or collliding - it's a thing of rare beauty. (Of course it helps that the only other things you hear are some skeletal drums and maybe some inobtrusive rhythm from Jimmy Rogers - no 3-guitar density or piano).
>
> I don't know if what's in the trailer is at that level or not. If it is, then let it stand as the best example of how playing through the vocals *can work and *must work if it is to work at all.
>
> Winslow Yerxa
>
> Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
>
> --- On Fri, 12/5/08, michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Cadillac Records Review
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 3:25 PM
>
>
>
> I also have a little worry.  As some of us saw in the trailer, they
> show a scene where during a song recording, Walter plays throughout
> the song, even during Muddy's singing.  The engineer wants to stop the
> take, because you cannot have a harp do that.  Chess hears the genius
> and says to keep it going.  Will we now have a new group of harp
> players who think they can play throughout the song?  Admittedly, you
> CAN do that well, but most sound bad in my opinion.
>
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
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